Stream Keys

Stream Keys

YouTube-style keyboard shortcuts for streaming services

A free browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge

Play/Pause
Fullscreen
Subtitles
Restore

Ever pressed Space to pause and accidentally skipped to the next episode? Or restarted the entire movie? Or hit a button you didn't mean to press?

Stream Keys fixes these infuriating moments – your keyboard shortcuts finally work the way they should.

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Never Lose Your Spot – Undo for Video

Press R to instantly jump back to where you were. Perfect for when you overshoot a skip, your finger slips on the trackpad, or you want to rewatch that line you didn't quite catch – then return exactly where you were.

Interactive Demo – try pressing the keys.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Toggle Restore Dialog
Save Current Position

Seek anywhere in the video – previous position saves automatically. Changed your mind? Press R to open position restore dialog, and instantly jump back.

Supported Features

  • Saves load position when the video restores to last known position
  • Manually saved positions (press S to bookmark)
  • Up to 3 recent positions from before you seeked
  • One-key access – press 0 4 to jump directly

It's like undo for video navigation.

Restore Position
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Press 0-3 to select, Esc or R to close
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Click or drag the progress bar to seek • Your pre-seek position will be saved to history

Keyboard Shortcuts That Actually Work

No more surprise skips, no more dead keys after fullscreen, no more hunting for the subtitle menu. Every shortcut does exactly what you expect, every single time.

Space

Play / Pause

Toggle playback anywhere, regardless of focus

F

Fullscreen

Enter or exit fullscreen mode

C

Subtitles

Toggle captions based on your preferences

R

Restore

Jump back to previous positions

S

Save

Bookmark your current position

←/→

Seek

Rewind or fast-forward

Works in Fullscreen

All shortcuts work reliably in fullscreen mode, including after you exit fullscreen. No more clicking to regain focus.

Media Keys Support

Those play/pause and skip buttons on your keyboard? They actually work on streaming sites now. Rewind or skip forward just like the on-screen buttons – without switching tabs.

Custom Skip Time

Hate waiting through 10-second skips during boring scenes? Set your own skip time – 30 seconds, 60 seconds, whatever works for you. Skip intros and recaps in one press.

One-Key Subtitle Toggle

No more hunting through menus to turn captions on or off. Press C to get your preferred language instantly – or turn them off just as fast. Set your language preferences in the extension settings.

Privacy First

Zero tracking, zero data collection. Your viewing habits are yours alone. No analytics, no data mining. Open source code you can inspect yourself. Just keyboard shortcuts.

Blazingly Fast

You won't even notice it's there – no slowdowns, no popups, no interference. Only activates on streaming sites, sleeps everywhere else.

Supported Services

Stream Keys works with major streaming platforms. Each service can be individually enabled or disabled in the extension settings.

Disney+

  • Space to play/pause
  • F for fullscreen
  • C for subtitles
  • Arrow keys to seek
  • Position restore

HBO Max

  • Space to play/pause
  • F for fullscreen
  • C for subtitles
  • Custom seek times
  • Position restore

BBC iPlayer

  • Space to play/pause
  • F for fullscreen
  • C for subtitles
  • Arrow keys to seek
  • Custom seek times
  • Position restore

YouTube

  • Position restore
  • Save positions with S
  • Native shortcuts preserved

Get Stream Keys

Install in one click and say goodbye to broken keyboard controls. Free forever, works on all major browsers.